Fencing-strand.



T. L. STURTEVANT.

FENCING STRAND.

APPLICATION FILED DEC.5, 1914.

1,142,126; Patented June 8, 1915.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON, D. C.

THOMAS LEGGETT S'rua'rnvANr, or QUINCY, MASSACHUSETTS.

FENCIiTG-STBAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1915.

Application filed December 5, 1914. Serial No. 875,601.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that'I', THOMAS L. STURTE- VAN-'1, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Quincy, in the-county of Norfolk and 'State ofMassachusetts, have invented r discovered certain new and usefulImprove- 1 ments in Fencing-Strands, of whichthe following is aspecification, reference being had stead of Serving the usual purpose ofrepelling, will be adapted to catch and hold objects which may come incontact there-- with.

To this end the invention provides a fencing strand, which may consistof either a single wire or a plurality of wires twisted together, or mayconsist of a metal ribbon, with outwardly projecting spurs disposed atintervals along its length, and provided with sharp barbs pointingbackwardly from the points ofthe spurs, like the barbs of fish hooks, sothat these spurs will not only prick, but will seize and hold any.objects which may come in contact therewith.

1 This improved fencing, and which is termed war wire is intended, asthe name indicates, for war use, in that'it will obviously be much moreefiective for military purposes than ordinary barbed wire, .as defensivefences comprising this war wire, when assaulted by the enemy, will provemuch more efiective for defensive purposes, as theymust be approachedwith caution, and will seize and hold assaulting soldiers coming incontact therewith in such a manner that they are liable to be killed orcaptured before being able to extricate themselves from theentanglements afforded by this war wire.

In the accompanying drawing Figures 1 and 2 illustrate preferred formsof the invention, and Figs. 3 and 4 show modified forms thereof.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, 12 denotes a fencing strandconsisting rigjdity.

of longitudinal intertwisted wires provided at intervals along itslength with outwardly extending pointed spurs 13 provided near theirpoints with sharp barbs 14: pointing backwardly from the points of thespurs. These spurs are preferably formed at the 7 ends of twistedsections of wires encircling one or both of the wires of the fencingstrands. The pointed spurs 13 are preferably somewhat curved, and thebarbs 1a are preferably, but not necessarily, located on the insides ofthese curved spurs.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 the fencing strand 12,consisting of int ertwisted wires, is provided at intervals along itslength with barbed spurs 15 made like short fish hooks and'havingattaching loops which will preferably surround one of the wires so thatif'the wires be rather tightly twisted together they will hold thesefish-hook spurs in place with more or less In the form of the inventionshown in Fig. 4: the improved fencing strand consists of a metal ribbon16, preferably of steel, and which is provided at intervals with barbed1sopurs 13 cut out from the edgesof the ribon. c

From the foregoing it will be understood that the invention may beapplied to any suitable or known form of barbed wire fencing byproviding the spurs thereof with backwardly extending pointed barbs.

The barbed pointed members, which may be either in the form of spurs orhooks, should extend in different directions from the fence wiresor.strands, so as to serve their intended purpose when the fences embodyingthe invention are approached from any direction.

Having thus described my invention I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

1. A metal fencing strand provided with pointed spurs having sharp barbsnear their points, said barbs being inclined backwardly from the pointsof said spurs.

2. A metal fencing strand provided with pointed members disposed atintervals along its length, Said pointed members. having sharp,backwardly inclined barbs near their In testimony whereof I afix mysignature,

4 points. r in presence of two Witnesses.

3. A metal fencing strand consisting of two or more Wires twistedtogether and pro- V vided at intervals along its length with Witnesses;7 pointed members having Shar baokwardl y FLORA B1 HEO EIg V I inclinedbarbs near their points. 7 I EV Warns. 5

THOMAS LEGGETT STURTEVANT.

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